All MAP 8th Grade Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Understanding And Editing For Mechanics
Select the word that is spelled correctly.
outrageous
begining
acuracy
acess
outrageous
The word that is spelled correctly is "outrageous". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:
begining beginning
acuracy accuracy
acess access
Example Question #1 : Understanding And Editing For Mechanics
Select the word that is spelled correctly.
pervention
symetrical
unatural
miracle
miracle
The word that is spelled correctly is "miracle". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:
unatural unnatural
pervention prevention
symetrical symmetrical
Example Question #2 : Understanding And Editing For Mechanics
Select the word that is spelled correctly.
iritate
artacle
suspicious
teliscope
suspicious
The word that is spelled correctly is "suspicious". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:
artacle article
iritate irritate
teliscope telescope
Example Question #3 : Understanding And Editing For Mechanics
Select the word that is spelled correctly.
persistent
eventully
disipline
bizare
persistent
The word that is spelled correctly is "persistent". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:
disipline discipline
eventully eventually
bizare bizarre
Example Question #4 : Understanding And Editing For Mechanics
Select the word that is spelled correctly.
utensils
ambulence
trampoleene
automaticly
utensils
The word that is spelled correctly is "utensils". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:
automaticly automatically
ambulence ambulance
trampoleene trampoline
Example Question #5 : Understanding And Editing For Mechanics
Select the word that is spelled correctly.
invaed
consert
overatted
solemn
solemn
The word that is spelled correctly is "solemn". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:
invaed invade
overatted overrated
consert concert
Example Question #6 : Understanding And Editing For Mechanics
Select a word that could replace the underlined word, without changing the meaning of the provided sentence.
Matt was fearful about his first day at the new high school.
encouraged
confident
anxious
excited
anxious
In order to avoid changing the meaning of the sentence, we need to replace the underlined word with a synonym.
Both "fearful" and "anxious" mean to be scared.
"Excited", "confident", and "encouraged" are all antonyms of scared, they mean to feel comfortable or happy.